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Health and safety tips to help you prevent waterborne illnesses, injury, or accidents during your next trip to the beach. Info for adults, kids, and babies alike.

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5 Things to Know about Jellyfish at the Beach

Jellyfish can be found all over the world, from tropical to arctic waters. Jellyfish are beautiful to look at from a safe spot, but if you meet one up close, their tentacles can leave a nasty...

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5 Things to Know about Jellyfish at the Beach

Jellyfish can be found all over the world, from tropical to arctic waters. Jellyfish are beautiful to look at from a safe spot, but if you meet one up close, their tentacles can leave a nasty...

Jellyfish can be found all over the world, from tropical to arctic waters. Jellyfish are beautiful to look at from a safe spot, but if you meet one up close, their tentacles can leave a nasty...

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How to Safely Take Your Dog Swimming in Cold Water

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How to Safely Take Your Dog Swimming in Cold Water

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus fringilla eros vel orci vulputate interdum. Proin mollis fermentum auctor. Vestibulum consequat lobortis pellentesque

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Everything You Need to Know about Tides

Tides are the rise and fall of the ocean’s water level. They are primarily caused by the Moon and Sun’s gravitational forces and the rotation of the Earth. However, the actual timing and peak of...

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Everything You Need to Know about Tides

Tides are the rise and fall of the ocean’s water level. They are primarily caused by the Moon and Sun’s gravitational forces and the rotation of the Earth. However, the actual timing and peak of...

Tides are the rise and fall of the ocean’s water level. They are primarily caused by the Moon and Sun’s gravitational forces and the rotation of the Earth. However, the actual timing and peak of...

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5 Things to Know about Jellyfish at the Beach

Jellyfish can be found all over the world, from tropical to arctic waters. Jellyfish are beautiful to look at from a safe spot, but if you meet one up close, their tentacles can leave a nasty...

Read More

5 Things to Know about Jellyfish at the Beach

Jellyfish can be found all over the world, from tropical to arctic waters. Jellyfish are beautiful to look at from a safe spot, but if you meet one up close, their tentacles can leave a nasty...

Jellyfish can be found all over the world, from tropical to arctic waters. Jellyfish are beautiful to look at from a safe spot, but if you meet one up close, their tentacles can leave a nasty...

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What are recreational water illnesses?

People can get sick from swimming in pools as well as from swimming in natural water bodies, like lakes, rivers, swim holes, and coastal beaches.The majority of reported recreational water...

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What are recreational water illnesses?

People can get sick from swimming in pools as well as from swimming in natural water bodies, like lakes, rivers, swim holes, and coastal beaches.The majority of reported recreational water...

People can get sick from swimming in pools as well as from swimming in natural water bodies, like lakes, rivers, swim holes, and coastal beaches.The majority of reported recreational water...

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Protect your health with the 48-hour rule

In most cities, this simple rule could save your life. We call it the 48-hour rule, and it goes like this: In order to protect your health against recreational water illnesses, avoid contact with...

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Protect your health with the 48-hour rule

In most cities, this simple rule could save your life. We call it the 48-hour rule, and it goes like this: In order to protect your health against recreational water illnesses, avoid contact with...

In most cities, this simple rule could save your life. We call it the 48-hour rule, and it goes like this: In order to protect your health against recreational water illnesses, avoid contact with...

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3 reasons you should shower before and after...

Have you ever bolted through the mandatory pool showers? Skipped the rinse-off area before you hit the beach? You’re not alone. More than 40% of people don’t shower before going swimming.

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3 reasons you should shower before and after...

Have you ever bolted through the mandatory pool showers? Skipped the rinse-off area before you hit the beach? You’re not alone. More than 40% of people don’t shower before going swimming.

Have you ever bolted through the mandatory pool showers? Skipped the rinse-off area before you hit the beach? You’re not alone. More than 40% of people don’t shower before going swimming.

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5 ways to protect yourself from blue-green algae

Lately, the Swim Guide team has been receiving a lot of questions and concerns from our users about blue-green algae at local beaches:“There is green and yellow bacteria together with dead fish...

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5 ways to protect yourself from blue-green algae

Lately, the Swim Guide team has been receiving a lot of questions and concerns from our users about blue-green algae at local beaches:“There is green and yellow bacteria together with dead fish...

Lately, the Swim Guide team has been receiving a lot of questions and concerns from our users about blue-green algae at local beaches:“There is green and yellow bacteria together with dead fish...

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